SHIPPING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XII, Issue 4409, 31 December 1875, Page 2

SHIPPING.

POST OF AUCKLAND. BMX Wat*a, This Day: 8.58 morn.* 9.15 eren. „ „ Manukau: 11.18 mora.; 11.35 even. Sn Sun: Rises, 4.49; sets, 7.18. Thx Hook: First Quartor, sth January, 8.2 a.m. ARRIVALS. Southern Cross, s.s., F. Holmes, from Kapler. Bowena, s.s., Sellars, from Tauranga. Atalanta, schooner, Stephens, from Talma. Wild Duct, ketch, from Wait vra (in the Mani&an). Dawn, cutter, from Raglan (in the Manukau). DEPAETUEES. „ Magellan Cloud, brigantino, Coucb, for RusselL Ebenezer, schooner, Morris, for RusselL ENTERED IS WARDS. , schooner, SI tons, Stephen?, from Tairna. i*.4i',>o: 21,500 feet timber. Florence, ba™£, 8 375 t°ons! R. C. Smith for New Fork. Cargo as per exports.—ll- I>. Rolph and Co., schooner, 24 tons, Norris, for Russell, e nd,"ichoo g ne r . 63 tons. Young. for Karotonga. Cargo as per exports.—Owen and orahaui, agents. PASSENGER LIST. INWARDS. p er Southern Cross s.s., from Napier;— Messrs. J. Sbeehan, J. A. Wilson, Hiekson, Fairburn, Miss Taylor, and 7 in the steerage. Per Rowena, s.s., from Tuuranga : —Mrs Airec, Mrs Sefton, Miss Drummond, Mm Turner, Messrs W Craig, J. B. Hann«. M. J- Andrews, Conroy, Carlrr, A. K. Ross, Vick-ry, W. Campbell, Paul, J. *W. Gray, D. Ilean, Blake.. Steerage—s. EXPORTS. [A special charge is made for announcements in this column.] Per Florence, barque, for New York: 3000 cases kauri gum. 165 bags karri gum. 1 case curios, shipped by B. D. Rolph and Co. (agents). Per Blanche, schooner, for Rarotonga: 2 cas?3 apparel, 4 bales cottons, 1 bale wooVens, 40 rice, 10 cases geneva, 22 mats sugar, 4 boxe3 tea, 7 boxes tobacco, 6 cases kerosene. 4 cases brandy, 1 case haberdashery, 1500 shingles, S casks beef, 2 tins biscuits, 2 tens fluur, 9S pieces doore and mouldings, 1 tase.

Arrivals Coastwise.—South Carolina, cutter, from "YVangarca, with timber. Coastwise Outwakds.—lris, cutter, for Cabbage Bay; Minnie Casey, s.s., for Hot Springs and MahurflThe schooner Albatross left Napier for Mercury Bay on Saturday last. The schooner Atalanta arrived yesterday, with a cargo of timber, from Tairua. The schooner Blanche c'eared out yesterday for Jiaro tonga, with a general cargo. The time fixed fur the departure of the steamship Hero for Sydney and Melbourne, is 10 o'clock on Jlonday morning next. The IT.S.S. Company's s.s. Ilawea, diein theManuItau to-morrow, is announced to leave again for the South on Monday next. The p.s. Manaia will make an excursion trip tomorrow (New Year's Day) to the Hot Springs, leaving 'the wharf at 10 a.m. The ship Caruatic, from London to this port, is now three months from the Downs. Her arrival may be daily expected. The American barque Florence has cleared out at the Customs for Few York, with 340 tons gum. She leaves on the first favourable opportunity. The barque Columbus has nearly completed her loading, and is on the point of departr-e for London, the time of sailingbeing fixed for the 4th proximoThe bricantine Magellan Cloud left yesterday for Enssell, from whic l ! port she will be again dispatched 0& a whaling expedition by a fresh company. The ketch Clematis is now on her way from Napier to Opotiki, with a cargo of sheep. She will return to Auckland. The A.S.P. Company's s.s. Pretty Jane left Napier on "Wednesday evening for Giaborne aud Mahia. At the latter place she is to take in a cargo of live stock for Auckland. The fast s.s. lona, Captain Farquhar, is announced to makft an excursion to the li ot Springs and Kawau on Monday next. She leaves the wharf at 10 a.m. The return fare is fixed at 5s each. The Auckland Steam Packet Company's s.s. Southern Cross, Captain Holmes, arrived in harbonr at 8 o'clock last night, from Nap'er, with a full cargo Of wool and sheep, and severr 1 passengers. The P.M.S. Company's new steamship City of San Francisco will be dispatched to Sydney six hours after arrival. She may be considered due. The mail steamer Mikado may also be looked for in the course of to-morrow or Sunday, from the same port. The s.s. Kowena arrived yesterday morning from Tauranga, with a full complement of passengers, and the following cargo:—lso sacks maize, 6 bales wofl, 3 fcfgs wool, 30 pigs, and sundries. She leases again this evening for Mercury Bay and Tauranpa. The agents of the Union Steam Shipping Company's fiawea have received a telegram from Wellington stating that the steamer Hawea, telegraphed as haviDg left "Wellington, was detained in the port by a fog. She is expected to arrive at Onehunga shortly after noon to-morrow. The schooner Papua maybe given up as lost. She left here on the 9th November, 1574, for Ravotonga, and has not since returned. About nine months ago a severe hurricane was reported to hrve passed over the islands, doing a great deal of damage. The Papua was known to have experienced this weather, being in the vicinity. .No tidings have since been received of her. SI e was commanded by Captain Sutherland, and belonged to Messrs. Cruickshack and Co. Considerable correspondence has appeared in the Xiondon papers in reference to the loss of H.M.S. Vanguard and the decision of the Court Maitiil. In a long letter to the Times on naval matters, " Naut 1 - ens" expresses himself as follows:—"The complaint of the decline of seamanship is not. perhaps, without some foundation. The tendency »f the service has teen and is in the direction of colleges and gunnery —both very good things, to a certain extent, but neither of them so important to uaval officers as a thorough knowledge of the construction of the ships tvhich float them, ar.d how to m mteuwe and handle them in all cases of emergency. This, to be known thoroughly and to become a matter of course, must be learnt young and officers grow up into it, as it were. It would also be to the advantage of the service if naval officers devoted more of the time ut present taken up in battalion drills and efforts to become bad soldiers, to fleet manceuvres and the signal-books. In these days of rams, a practical knowledge of thrumming sails and the drill of getting them .ovtr the *ide might very we ll , be substituted for some of the drills at present in vogue, which appertain more to soldiers than sailors." These remarks, however, apply only to the reserve squadron which is sometimes sent to sea under an admiral who may have never served in a fleet, and with a captain in the same category. These ships have, on an average, one-third of their proper compieraert of officers. To fulfil the important duties appertaining to a cruise, the squadron basin each watch, probably, one coast-guard, chief-officer, and, perhaps, a warrantofficer; the former being generally beyocd middle age and perhaps wearing spectacles. Both classes of men have in no way been brought up to the duties assigned them, and are too old to learn them properly or to perform them smartly.

BY TELEGRAPH. WELLINGTON". December 30.—Ladybird sailed for the North. F&ssengers: Mrs LogaD, Mr and Mrs Braithwate, ML» O'H&lloran, Mrs Aira and two children, and Mrs HatorL Sailed yesterday, Hf.wea, for Picton. Passengers: Hiss Greenwood, Miss Pharazyn, Messrs. Marshall, Eogan, Williams, Hail, Turnbull, Joues, Sinclair, Arthur, Harward, "Van Wheatleigh, Kusseli, Hutche»oD, Dickson, Wallace, acU 10 steerage.